X2010:1.19 Fragment of the Great Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom (Dai hannya haramitta kyō; Sanskrit Maha-prajna-paramita sutra), attributed to Minamoto no Yorimasa (源頼政, 1104-1180)
Item
Title
X2010:1.19
Fragment of the Great Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom (Dai hannya haramitta kyō; Sanskrit Maha-prajna-paramita sutra), attributed to Minamoto no Yorimasa (源頼政, 1104-1180)
Fragment of the Great Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom (Dai hannya haramitta kyō; Sanskrit Maha-prajna-paramita sutra), attributed to Minamoto no Yorimasa (源頼政, 1104-1180)
Creator
Attributed to Minamoto no Yorimasa (1104–1180)
Culture
Japanese
Style/period
Heian (794–1192) to Kamakura (1192-1333)
Date
circa 12th century
Material
Sutra fragment; ink on paper
Measurements
29.5 x 5.7 cm
Identifier
X2010-1-19_20120702_131918_hr
Item Locator
X2010:1.19
Description
Border Height (界高): 24.2 Ruled line width (罫幅): 1.8
3 lines, 17 ch. per line
Yorimasa Sutra; Attributed to the brush of Minamoto no Yorimasa (a/k/a Genzanmi Yorimasa); Late Heian period;Great Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom (Yorimasa kyō; Den Genzanmi Yorimasa hitsu; Heian-chō makki Dai hannyakyō; 頼政経／伝源三位頼政筆／平安朝末期大般若経)
Identification slip attributes this fragment to Minamoto no Yorimasa (源頼政). However, the calligraphy is not consistent with other examples of Yorimasa's hand (less accomplished).
Source
大般若波羅蜜多經; Mahāprajñāpāramitā-sūtra; Great Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom, fascicle 567; T07n0220_567_0926a-b
[0926a29] 「天王當知！譬如水大，從高赴下，水族所歸；甚深般若波羅蜜多亦復如是，從真法界流趣世間，一切善法之所依止。又如水大，能潤草木生於花果；甚深般若波羅蜜多亦復如是，潤諸等持生助道法，成一切智得佛法果，利益安樂一切有情。又如水大，漬草木根，能使傾拔隨流而去；甚深般若波羅蜜多亦復如是， 能滅一切見、趣、煩惱、習氣根本永不復生。又如水大，性本清潔無垢無濁；甚深般若波羅蜜多亦復如是，體無煩惱故名清潔，能離諸惑故名無垢，一相非異故名無濁。
Frederick Starr Collection
Spatial Coverage
Japan
Language
Japanese
Repository
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art
Institution
University of Oregon
Type
Image
Format
image/jpeg
Rights
In Copyright
Rights Holder
Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art